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Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (official name; until 2008 and onward briefly spelled just Klagenfurt, Slovenian Celovec ob Vrbskem jezeru) is a major city in southern Austria as well as the capital of the Austrian state of Carinthia. In the local Bavarian-Austrian dialect, its name is pronounced Klognfuat. With 102,618 inhabitants, it is the largest city in Carinthia and the sixth largest city in Austria. The urban area is located in the center of the Klagenfurt basin and currently has an area of 120 km². Today, the statutory city of Klagenfurt is the seat of, among others, the Carinthian provincial government, the district administration of Klagenfurt-Land, the diocese of Gurk, the Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music, an international airport and a location of the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences as well as numerous other companies and institutions, including those of the Carinthian Slovenes. Due to its attractive city center with squares and old town buildings as well as cultural offerings and its proximity to Lake Wörthersee, Klagenfurt is also significant for tourism.